Jonathan M. Nichols, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2002 Duke University, Durham, NC 
Area:
Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, General Physics

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2020 Olson C, Nichols J. Learned linear models for detecting watercraft in a maritimeenvironment Applied Optics. 59: 7553-7559. PMID 32902454 DOI: 10.1364/Ao.396496  0.344
2019 Nichols JM, Hutchinson MN, Menkart N, Cranch GA, Rohde GK. Time Delay Estimation Via Wasserstein Distance Minimization Ieee Signal Processing Letters. 26: 908-912. DOI: 10.1109/Lsp.2019.2895457  0.317
2018 Judd KP, Novak K, Geder JD, Pruessner M, Nichols JM. Optical Signatures and Detection Strategy for a Finned Bioinspired Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Ieee Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 43: 700-712. DOI: 10.1109/Joe.2017.2733798  0.305
2018 Olson C, Judd K, Nichols J. Manifold learning techniques for unsupervised anomaly detection Expert Systems With Applications. 91: 374-385. DOI: 10.1016/J.Eswa.2017.08.005  0.317
2015 Moore EZ, Murphy KD, Rey EG, Nichols JM. Modeling and identification of uniform corrosion damage on a thin plate using a Bayesian framework Journal of Sound and Vibration. 340: 112-125. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsv.2014.11.013  0.358
2014 Nichols JM, Fackler PL, Pacifici K, Murphy KD, Nichols JD. Reducing fatigue damage for ships in transit through structured decision making Marine Structures. 38: 18-23. DOI: 10.1016/J.Marstruc.2014.04.002  0.315
2014 Reed HM, Earls CJ, Nichols JM. Stochastic identification of imperfections in a submerged shell structure Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 272: 58-82. DOI: 10.1016/J.Cma.2014.01.003  0.345
2013 Nichols JM, Bucholtz F, Michalowicz JV. Linearized transfer entropy for continuous second order systems Entropy. 15: 3186-3204. DOI: 10.3390/E15083276  0.325
2013 Moore EZ, Murphy KD, Nichols JM. Optimized sensor placement for damage parameter estimation: Experimental results for a cracked plate Structural Health Monitoring. 12: 197-206. DOI: 10.1177/1475921713476330  0.34
2013 Olson CC, Judd KP, Chander K, Smith AJ, Conant M, Nichols JM, Waterman JR. Automated detection of watercraft in short-wave infrared imagery Optical Engineering. 52. DOI: 10.1117/1.Oe.52.7.073109  0.312
2013 Nichols JM, Hines JE, Nichols JD. Selecting among competing models of electro-optic, infrared camera system range performance Optical Engineering. 52. DOI: 10.1117/1.Oe.52.11.113108  0.308
2013 Reed HM, Nichols JM, Earls CJ. A modified differential evolution algorithm for damage identification in submerged shell structures Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 39: 396-408. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ymssp.2013.02.018  0.304
2012 Olson CC, Judd KP, Chander K, Smith AJ, Conant M, Nichols JM. Watercraft detection in short-wave infrared imagery using a tailored wavelet basis Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 8391. DOI: 10.1117/12.919943  0.304
2012 Moore EZ, Nichols JM, Murphy KD. Model-based SHM: Demonstration of identification of a crack in a thin plate using free vibration data Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 29: 284-295. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ymssp.2011.09.022  0.323
2012 Olson CC, Nichols JM, Virgin LN. Parameter estimation for chaotic systems using a geometric approach: Theory and experiment Nonlinear Dynamics. 70: 381-391. DOI: 10.1007/S11071-012-0461-8  0.548
2011 Olson CC, Nichols JM, Michalowicz JV, Bucholtz F. Signal design using nonlinear oscillators and evolutionary algorithms: application to phase-locked loop disruption. Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.). 21: 023136. PMID 21721778 DOI: 10.1063/1.3597650  0.342
2011 Olson CC, Nichols JM, Todd MD, Michalowicz JV, Bucholtz F. Coupling evolutionary algorithms with nonlinear dynamical systems: An efficient tool for excitation design and optimization Ieee Transactions On Evolutionary Computation. 15: 437-443. DOI: 10.1109/Tevc.2010.2049360  0.36
2011 Nichols JM, Moore EZ, Murphy KD. Bayesian identification of a cracked plate using a population-based Markov Chain Monte Carlo method Computers and Structures. 89: 1323-1332. DOI: 10.1016/J.Compstruc.2011.03.013  0.338
2011 Stull CJ, Nichols JM, Earls CJ. Stochastic inverse identification of geometric imperfections in shell structures Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 200: 2256-2267. DOI: 10.1016/J.Cma.2011.03.012  0.343
2010 Nichols JM, Currie M, Bucholtz F, Link WA. Bayesian estimation of weak material dispersion: theory and experiment. Optics Express. 18: 2076-89. PMID 20174036 DOI: 10.1364/Oe.18.002076  0.305
2010 Olson CC, Nichols JM, Michalowicz JV, Bucholtz F. Improved outlier identification in hyperspectral imaging via nonlinear dimensionality reduction Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 7695. DOI: 10.1117/12.851811  0.331
2010 Nichols JM, Waterman JR, Menon R, Devitt J. Modeling and analysis of a high-performance midwave infrared panoramic periscope Optical Engineering. 49. DOI: 10.1117/1.3505866  0.32
2010 Nichols JM, Link WA, Murphy KD, Olson CC. A Bayesian approach to identifying structural nonlinearity using free-decay response: Application to damage detection in composites Journal of Sound and Vibration. 329: 2995-3007. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsv.2010.02.004  0.412
2010 Nichols JM, Olson CC. Optimal bispectral detection of weak, quadratic nonlinearities in structural systems Journal of Sound and Vibration. 329: 1165-1176. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsv.2009.10.032  0.344
2010 Marzocca P, Nichols JM, Milanese A. An analytical formulation of bispectral densities for multiple degree-of-freedom systems Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 67: 351-367. DOI: 10.1007/S10665-009-9349-0  0.346
2010 Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Scandell K, Salvino LW, Aktaş E. Real-time strain monitoring of a navy vessel during open water transit Journal of Ship Research. 54: 225-230.  0.611
2009 AktaÅ E, Seaver M, Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Davis WR. The influence of low energy impacts on the static and dynamic response of a foam core composite wing Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 20: 1351-1361. DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08095184  0.679
2009 Nichols JM, Olson C, Michalowicz J, Bucholtz F. An optimal nonlinear filter for detecting non-normality in a signal using the bicoherence Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 7336. DOI: 10.1117/12.818483  0.359
2009 Nichols JM, Olson CC, Michalowicz JV, Bucholtz F. The bispectrum and bicoherence for quadratically nonlinear systems subject to non-gaussian inputs Ieee Transactions On Signal Processing. 57: 3879-3890. DOI: 10.1109/Tsp.2009.2024267  0.362
2009 Nichols JM, Marzocca P, Milanese A. The trispectrum for Gaussian driven, multiple degree-of-freedom, non-linear structures International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 44: 404-416. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ijnonlinmec.2009.01.008  0.339
2009 Murphy KD, Nichols JM. A low-dimensional model for delamination in a laterally loaded composite beam: Theory and experiment International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 44: 13-18. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ijnonlinmec.2008.08.003  0.373
2008 Rohde GK, Nichols JM, Bucholtz F. Chaotic signal detection and estimation based on attractor sets: applications to secure communications. Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.). 18: 013114. PMID 18377065 DOI: 10.1063/1.2838853  0.312
2008 Milanese A, Marzocca P, Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST. Modeling and detection of joint loosening using output-only broad-band vibration data Structural Health Monitoring. 7: 309-328. DOI: 10.1177/1475921708090565  0.73
2008 Aktas E, Seaver M, Nichols JM, Trickey ST. Quantitative detection of low energy impact damage in a sandwich composite UAV wing Proceedings of the Asme Conference On Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Smasis2008. 2: 13-19. DOI: 10.1115/SMASIS2008-327  0.676
2008 Marzocca P, Nichols JM, Milanese A, Seaver M, Trickey ST. Second-order spectra for quadratic nonlinear systems by Volterra functional series: Analytical description and numerical simulation Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 22: 1882-1895. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ymssp.2008.02.002  0.683
2008 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M, Motley SR. Using ROC curves to assess the efficacy of several detectors of damage-induced nonlinearities in a bolted composite structure Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 22: 1610-1622. DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2008.01.015  0.695
2008 Rohde GK, Nichols JM, Dissinger BM, Bucholtz F. Stochastic analysis of recurrence plots with applications to the detection of deterministic signals Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena. 237: 619-629. DOI: 10.1016/J.Physd.2007.10.008  0.349
2008 Nichols JM, Marzocca P, Milanese A. On the use of the auto-bispectral density for detecting quadratic nonlinearity in structural systems Journal of Sound and Vibration. 312: 726-735. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsv.2007.11.032  0.405
2008 Aktaş E, Seaver M, Nichols JM, Trickey ST. Detecting low energy impact damage in a sandwich composite wing Conference Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Mechanics Series 0.673
2007 Todd MD, Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M, Nichols CJ, Virgin LN. Bragg grating-based fibre optic sensors in structural health monitoring. Philosophical Transactions. Series a, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences. 365: 317-43. PMID 17255042 DOI: 10.1098/Rsta.2006.1937  0.744
2007 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M, Moniz L. Use of fiber-optic strain sensors and holder exponents for detecting and localizing damage in an experimental plate structure Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 18: 51-67. DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06064354  0.726
2007 Marzocca P, Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Milanese A. Development of higher-order spectra for randomly excited quadratic non linear systems: Volterra functional series approach Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 6532. DOI: 10.1117/12.715328  0.686
2007 Nichols JM, Milanese A, Marzocca P. Characterizing the auto-bispectrum as a detector of nonlinearity in structural systems Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 6532. DOI: 10.1117/12.715203  0.317
2007 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M, Motley SR, Eisner ED. Using ambient vibrations to detect loosening of a composite-to-metal bolted joint in the presence of strong temperature fluctuations Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Transactions of the Asme. 129: 710-717. DOI: 10.1115/1.2753502  0.653
2007 Seaver M, Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Pecora D. Sandwich composite wing damage detection with FBGS and nonlinear analysis International Sampe Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings). 52.  0.711
2007 Milanese A, Marzocca R, Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey S. Joint loosening detection via output-only broad-band vibration measurements: An experimental study Structural Health Monitoring 2007: Quantification, Validation, and Implementation - Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring, Iwshm 2007. 2: 1499-1508.  0.303
2007 Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Motley SR, Eisner E. Detecting bolt loosening under strong temperature fluctuations using ambient vibrations Conference Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Mechanics Series 0.643
2007 Aktas E, Seaver M, Nichols JM, Trickey ST. Detecting delamination and core crushing in a sandwich composite wing Structural Health Monitoring 2007: Quantification, Validation, and Implementation - Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring, Iwshm 2007. 2: 1799-1807.  0.684
2007 Milanese A, Marzocca P, Nichols JM. Modeling of randomly excited nonlinear structures for the benchmark of shm techniques Structural Health Monitoring 2007: Quantification, Validation, and Implementation - Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring, Iwshm 2007. 1: 942-951.  0.325
2007 Virgin LN, Nichols JM. An experimental nonlinear oscillator subject to two-frequency excitation Conference Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Mechanics Series 0.509
2006 Todd MD, Seaver M, Bucholtz F, Nichols JM, Trickey ST. Modeling and measurement of accuracy/distortion in an operationally-passive FBG demodulation technique Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 6371. DOI: 10.1117/12.684786  0.648
2006 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M, Pecora DL. Identifying delamination in an experimental composite UAV wing subject to ambient gust loading Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 6177. DOI: 10.1117/12.659241  0.633
2006 Todd MD, Seaver M, Nichols JM, Trickey ST. Analysis of accuracy error and distortion in an operationally-passive interferometric demodulation technique Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 6167. DOI: 10.1117/12.657146  0.65
2006 Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Salvino LW, Pecora DL. Detecting impact damage in experimental composite structures: An information-theoretic approach Smart Materials and Structures. 15: 424-434. DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/023  0.73
2006 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M. Damage detection using multivariate recurrence quantification analysis Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 20: 421-437. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ymssp.2004.08.007  0.728
2006 Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST. A method for detecting damage-induced nonlinearities in structures using information theory Journal of Sound and Vibration. 297: 1-16. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsv.2006.01.025  0.729
2006 Seaver M, Trickey ST, Nichols JM. Strain measurements from FBGs embedded in rotating composite propeller blades Optics Infobase Conference Papers 0.66
2006 Seaver M, Trickey ST, Nichols JM. Water tunnel tests of a composite propeller with embedded FBG Conference Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Mechanics Series 0.615
2006 Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Pecora DL. Using the transfer entropy to detect structural damage Conference Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Mechanics Series 0.676
2006 Trickey ST, Nichols JM, Seaver M. Damage detection of low energy impacts in a composite UAV wing Collection of Technical Papers - Aiaa/Asme/Asce/Ahs/Asc Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. 6: 4415-4424.  0.723
2005 Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Todd MD, Olson C, Overbey L. Detecting nonlinearity in structural systems using the transfer entropy. Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 72: 046217. PMID 16383522 DOI: 10.1103/Physreve.72.046217  0.715
2005 Bukkapatnam STS, Nichols JM, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Hunter M. A wavelet-based, distortion energy approach to structural health monitoring Structural Health Monitoring. 4: 247-258. DOI: 10.1177/1475921705055246  0.726
2005 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M. Avoiding the need for baseline data: An information-theoretic approach to detecting damage-induced nonlinearities in structures Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 5768: 221-228. DOI: 10.1117/12.599526  0.703
2005 Moniz L, Nichols JM, Nichols CJ, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Todd MD, Pecora LM, Virgin LN. A multivariate, attractor-based approach to structural health monitoring Journal of Sound and Vibration. 283: 295-310. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsv.2004.04.016  0.779
2005 Nichols JM, Moniz L, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Pecora DL. Exploring the applicability of phase space approaches to structural health monitoring under varying types of excitation Conference Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Mechanics Series 0.652
2005 Nichols JM, Moniz L, Seaver M, Trickey ST. Use of holder exponents and fiber optic sensing for detecting damage in an experimental plate structure Conference Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Mechanics Series 0.68
2004 Todd MD, Erickson K, Chang L, Lee K, Nichols JM. Using chaotic interrogation and attractor nonlinear cross-prediction error to detect fastener preload loss in an aluminum frame. Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.). 14: 387-99. PMID 15189067 DOI: 10.1063/1.1688091  0.417
2004 Moniz L, Pecora L, Nichols J, Todd M, Wait JR. Dynamical Assessment of Structural Damage Using the Continuity Statistic Structural Health Monitoring: An International Journal. 3: 199-212. DOI: 10.1177/1475921704042681  0.311
2004 Seaver M, Trickey ST, Nichols JM, Moniz L, Pecora L, Todd MD. High-performance fiber optic systems for damage detection and structural health monitoring Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 5590: 37-46. DOI: 10.1117/12.580335  0.719
2004 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Seaver M. Use of fiber optic sensors and recurrence quantification analysis in detecting and localizing damage in a thin steel plate Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 5394: 329-339. DOI: 10.1117/12.539954  0.671
2004 Nichols JM, Nichols CJ, Todd MD, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Virgin LN. Use of data-driven phase space models in assessing the strength of a bolted connection in a composite beam Smart Materials and Structures. 13: 241-250. DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/13/2/001  0.758
2004 Todd MD, Nichols JM, Nichols CJ, Virgin LN. An assessment of modal property effectiveness in detecting bolted joint degradation: Theory and experiment Journal of Sound and Vibration. 275: 1113-1126. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsv.2003.10.037  0.577
2003 Nichols JM, Todd MD, Seaver M, Trickey ST, Pecora LM, Moniz L. Controlling system dimension: a class of real systems that obey the Kaplan-Yorke conjecture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 100: 15299-303. PMID 14673073 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2535197100  0.689
2003 Nichols JM, Todd MD, Seaver M, Virgin LN. Use of chaotic excitation and attractor property analysis in structural health monitoring. Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 67: 016209. PMID 12636587 DOI: 10.1103/Physreve.67.016209  0.649
2003 Virgin LN, Nichols JM, Trickey ST. A note on the response spectrum map International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering. 13: 1337-1341. DOI: 10.1142/S0218127403007278  0.735
2003 Salvino LW, Pines DJ, Todd M, Nichols J. Signal Processing and Damage Detection in a Frame Structure Excited by Chaotic Input Force Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 5049: 639-650. DOI: 10.1117/12.484012  0.351
2003 Seaver M, Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Todd MD. Weld line degradation assessment using chaotic attractor property analysis Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 5047: 334-339. DOI: 10.1117/12.483982  0.689
2003 Nichols JM, Todd MD, Wait JR. Using state space predictive modeling with chaotic interrogation in detecting joint preload loss in a frame structure experiment Smart Materials and Structures. 12: 580-601. DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/12/4/310  0.424
2003 Nichols JM, Trickey ST, Todd MD, Virgin LN. Structural health monitoring through chaotic interrogation Meccanica. 38: 239-250. DOI: 10.1023/A:1022898403359  0.775
2003 Nichols JM. Structural health monitoring of offshore structures using ambient excitation Applied Ocean Research. 25: 101-114. DOI: 10.1016/J.Apor.2003.08.003  0.41
2003 Nichols JM, Virgin LN, Todd MD, Nichols JD. On the use of attractor dimension as a feature in structural health monitoring Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 17: 1305-1320. DOI: 10.1006/Mssp.2002.1521  0.597
2003 Nichols JM, Virgin LN. System identification through chaotic interrogation Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 17: 871-881. DOI: 10.1006/Mssp.2001.1471  0.575
2003 Nichols JM, Hunter MJ, Seaver M, Trickey ST. The role of excitation in attractor-based structural health monitoring Structural Health Monitoring 2003: From Diagnostics and Prognostics to Structural Health Management - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring, Iwshm 2003. 437-444.  0.706
2003 Nichols JM, Hunter MJ, Trickey ST, Seaver M. Damage location in a steel plate structure using fiber Bragg gratings and chaotic excitation Structural Health Monitoring 2003: From Diagnostics and Prognostics to Structural Health Management - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring, Iwshm 2003. 1476-1483.  0.693
2003 Nichols JM, Moniz L, Todd MD, Trickey ST, Seaver M, Nichols CJ, Virgin LN. Detection of fastener preload loss in a hybrid composite-to-metal bolted joint Structural Health Monitoring 2003: From Diagnostics and Prognostics to Structural Health Management - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring, Iwshm 2003. 623-633.  0.709
2001 Nichols JM, Todd MD, Virgin LN, Pecora LM. Vibration-based damage assessment using local attractor variance Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 4330: 128-136. DOI: 10.1117/12.434112  0.527
2001 Todd MD, Nichols JM, Pecora LM, Virgin LN. Vibration-based damage assessment utilizing state space geometry changes: local attractor variance ratio Smart Materials and Structures. 10: 1000-1008. DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/10/5/316  0.629
2001 Nichols JM, Virgin LN. Practical evaluation of invariant measures for the chaotic response of a two-frequency excited mechanical oscillator Nonlinear Dynamics. 26: 67-86. DOI: 10.1023/A:1012923517945  0.526
2001 Nichols JM, Virgin LN, Gavin HP. Damping estimates from experimental non-linear time-series Journal of Sound and Vibration. 246: 815-827. DOI: 10.1006/Jsvi.2001.3653  0.573
2001 Virgin LN, Nichols JM, Simmons WN, Plaut RH. On the response of a shaken cable-suspended mass Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 6: 2109-2113.  0.484
2001 Todd MD, Nichols JM, Pecora LM, Virgin LN. Novel nonlinear feature identification in vibration-based damage detection using local attractor variance Proceedings of the International Modal Analysis Conference - Imac. 1: 438-444.  0.582
2001 Virgin LN, Aldemir U, Gavin HP, Nichols JM, Plaut RH. An investigation of a rocking-sliding block Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 6: 1279-1283.  0.495
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